Varify 17 in 1 Complete Drinking Water Test Kit – 100 Strips + 2 Bacteria Tester Kits – Well, Tap, Home, City Water Testing Strip for Lead, Alkaline, Chlorine, Hardness, Iron, Fluoride, Copper & More

10 reviews for Varify 17 in 1 Complete Drinking Water Test Kit – 100 Strips + 2 Bacteria Tester Kits – Well, Tap, Home, City Water Testing Strip for Lead, Alkaline, Chlorine, Hardness, Iron, Fluoride, Copper & More

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jeffro – January 22, 2021

   The results from this testing kit were consistent with the results from an actual water testing laboratory. Of course the lab gave actual numbers, but the test strips did not show any inconsistencies from those results. Since all my numbers were ‘good’, I can’t say how they would perform with water that actually contained contaminants though…

   I did contact customer service via email and they were VERY helpful! Replied quickly and thoroughly answered any questions I had. (Thank you Michael!)

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   AC – March 13, 2021

   We often go camping in places where the water is pretty sketchy. Our region has many state parks located on old agricultural and industrial sites that have been replanted as forests. We’re concerned about chemical as well as bacterial contamination. The “primary” contaminants–the ones that threaten health–are our greatest concern. The “secondary” contaminants–the ones that make water unappealing, but still safe, are less important to us.

   I didn’t see a convenient, affordable kit that just tested for the primary contaminants, so I opted for this kit.

   Directions are simple and the dipstick format is easy to use. But 16 parameters is a lot to read in 60 seconds. I say this as a retired medical tech who read countless 10-parameter testing strips over a 30 year career. I would prefer a kit that had two strips, one for the 7 primary contaminants and another for the 9 secondary contaminants.

   I tried two strips with water straight from the tap, and two more strips with tap water that had been filtered in our Brita pitcher. Most tests replicated well. I will want to monitor nitrite, sulfate, and total alkalinity, which didn’t match well on the water straight from the tap. These are some of the last tests to be read, and I may need to develop skill at reading them quickly enough.

   Interestingly, the Brita water showed excessively low pH and elevated sulfate and total alkalinity. I will continue to monitor those, as this too may have been operator error.

   The bottle has an interpretation chart, but the numbers on the chart are printed in such a small font that I could barely read them. I will see if I can find it online, magnify it and print it.

   Overall I’m pleased. This kit will help us avoid buying bottled water unnecessarily.

   I was disappointed that the two coliform kits included take 48 hours, as we often barely stay in a campsite that long, and need the results much sooner. I found one quick-read test, similar to a pregnancy test, but it came in packages of 25 tests for over $200. We will be continue to boil our water.

3. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   Dan G. – April 21, 2021

   Test on Lead
   I need to make sure our water was safe to drink and use. So, I purchased this kit and tried it today. I am concerned about lead in drinking water. The results are:
   –Tap water directly from the faucet: Lead level between 0 ppb and 5 ppb.
   –Bottled drinking water: Lead level also between 0 ppb and 5 ppb. I cannot tell the difference between the lead strips that I used to test tap water and bottled dribbling water. The color was between 0 ppb and 5 ppb, and the tap water and bottled drinking water gave me the same result.
   –I have a glass cup with a colored painting. I suspect that the paint has lead (but I am not sure). So, I put the cup in a glass bowl and immersed the paint in tap water. I then heated the bowl in the microwave oven for 3 min. The resultant water gave me the same result as tap water and bottled drinking water—The lead level is between 0 ppb and 5 ppb.
   –I picked up a lead sinker when I went fishing some time ago. I believe the sinker is made of pure lead (again, I am not 100% sure). I boiled the sinker in tap water for approximately 5 min and tested the water. Still, the result was the same: The lead level of the water was between 0 ppb and 5 ppb.

   At this point, I am not sure whether the kit is accurate or not because I do not have a good positive control. The sinker that I used should be made of elemental lead. There are many possibilities:
   1. The kit does not work or is not accurate.
   2. The kit works but cannot detect elemental lead. The kit might detect only lead oxides.
   3. The kit works but the sinker does not release lead into the water after boiling.

   If anyone has a good idea regarding how to find a good positive control (i.e., something that we are sure contains lead, preferably lead oxide), please let me know.

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   Test on fluoride
   So, I was not sure whether the kit is accurate (see my previous comment). I tested the kit using a positive control of fluoride—My mouthwash. The label of my mouthwash says that it contains 0.01% w/v of fluoride ion. So, 0.01% w/v means that the concentration of fluoride ion in the mouthwash is roughly 100 mg/L or 100 ppm. I tested the mouthwash using the kit and found that the tested concentration of fluoride is close to 0 ppm: For fluoride, the thick the color on the strip, the lower the concentration of fluoride. The color on my strip was a bit thicker than the standard color of 0 ppm, so the kit indicated that the concentration of fluoride in the mouthwash was around 0 ppm. At the time, I thought that the fluoride ion concentration in the mouthwash is too high so the kit would not work. Therefore, I diluted the mouthwash using tap water roughly 4 times and tested the diluted mouthwash again. Still, the reading of fluoride ion concentration was the same: Close to 0 ppm.
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   Test for sodium chloride
   Sodium chloride is simply table salt. To know whether the kit is accurate for detecting sodium chloride, I tried the kit. I added roughly 0.8 g of salt into 1 L of tap water and mixed them well. Technically, the concentration of sodium chloride in the mixture should be around 800 ppm. After testing, the reading from the strip indicated that the sodium chlorine concentration in the bowl was between 0 ppm and 100 ppm but close to 0 ppm. Finally, I added more salt into the bowl and made a sodium chloride solution with a concentration of roughly 1800 ppm. The test told me that the concentration of sodium chloride was between 1000 ppm and 2000 ppm but close to 2000 ppm.
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   Conclusion: This kit does work but works only when the concentration of a substance in water is very high. If the concentration is not very high, this kit will give a false negative result. This is my best guess for the accuracy of this kit.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Doug Whitford – March 28, 2022

   I used this to test my well water. according to the test I have bacteria in my well. Now I am going have my water tested for the bacteria to determine what it is. good to know this info.

5. 

   Rated 1 out of 5

   EyeCU2 – May 25, 2022

   This water quality test did not accomplish anything. I tested the water from the external spigot and the water from my kitchen sink. The test strips present the same results. The water from my sink goes through a sediment filter, a carbon filter, and a descaler. The sediment filter shows substance that does not enter our home (see photos of sediment filter one week after install vs install day). I also smell chlorine from the external spigot but not from the internal faucets. Re. hardness: Previously we would get calcium buildup on our faucets and shower heads. Since installing the new filter system there is no calcium buildup. So, the internal water is definitely not as hard as the water going through the external spigots. To confirm that I’m testing filtered vs. unfiltered water, I shut off the water to the filter system. This stopped water to our sinks but I was still able to run water from the external spigot. Conclusion: the non-bacteria portion of this testing system does nothing.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Danielle Samyn – June 26, 2022

   Went through a period of instability with our water softener and had to test often. It was easy to use and quite accurate.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Snowflake – August 5, 2022

   This is a great water testing kit that we have used in our homes. We tested our shower water (with normal water softener), our triple filtration system drinking water, and the property’s well water and it was great to see the differences between all three. I love that it is a portable test, and the strips come sealed in bags (4 different bags). I was very happy because once a bag is open you cannot fully seal it back.

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   tonyt taylor – October 24, 2022

   worked as it should . very easy to understand

9. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Court – December 19, 2022

   the test strips come in 4 separate sealed pouches and the two bacteria tests are also in separate vials. I like that because the strips are affected by ambient air.
   The tests are for metals,-lead and iron, organic contaminants, ph and total alkalinity. i am very happy with the tests especially since all the major ones came up clean but I was surprised to find out that calcium and magnesium were not included in the tested minerals. I am guessing that the hardness test includes both of those but I would have liked to know them individually. the bacteria test is simple and takes 48 hours- again was a good outcome. I purchased another test kit for my daughter.

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Gail Mesecar – February 17, 2023

    Easy to use water tester. We rent an apartment in Chicago & wanted to know about the tap water vs if we filter the water. These strips provided the information we wanted.